Nov 26 - Boulogne, France

Awoke in the still dark at 7:30. After breakfast I packed and left the Gasty's home. Went first to "Gare North," the train station for northbound departures. I locked up my luggage, bought my ticket, and checked my bicycle. Then I returned to Montemartre, strolled through the area, then took the subway to St Michel's. As I was preparing to return to the railway station, I notice my ticket was missing. Being the same small size as a subway ticket, I could have mistakenly thrown it away.

In a panic, I returned to the station, and frantically retraced my hundreds of steps, searching the ground through the thousands of discarded subway tickets. Thank God, I found it at the souvenir shop in front of Sacre Coeur. I left Paris at 2:27 and arrived in Boulogne at 5:45. Found the auto ferries closed so I hurriedly bought some food and found the youth hostel. After my delicious cold dinner I wrote and retired.

Train Ticket: Paris to Boulogne $6.00